[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4158 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4158

 To limit the penalty that may be assessed under section 221 of title 
 13, United States Code, for not answering decennial census questions 
      beyond those necessary for an enumeration of the population.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2000

Mr. Smith of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To limit the penalty that may be assessed under section 221 of title 
 13, United States Code, for not answering decennial census questions 
      beyond those necessary for an enumeration of the population.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 221 of title 13, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) In the case of a schedule used in taking a decennial 
census of population under section 141, subsection (a) of this section 
shall be applied by substituting `$10' for `$100' whenever the 
condition under paragraph (2) is met.
    ``(2) This subsection applies so long as the schedule (referred to 
in paragraph (1)) is returned complete with the response or responses 
necessary to permit a determination as to the number of individuals 
living or staying in the house, apartment, or other location 
involved.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to a decennial census taken in 2000 or later, including with 
respect to schedules returned before the date of enactment of this Act.
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